[Fot] Spitfire Mk II race car

Thu Feb 13 09:50:37 MST 2014

Ed, I talked to Roger Williams.  Yes this is the former Brad Balles car.  No
engine or 1147 parts though.

On , dustin nicholson
<nicholsondustin at yahoo.com> wrote:

I talked to Roger Williams.  Now he wants
to sell the wheels with the car, that's probably the last thing you need is
another project car taking up space.  He also said the front wheels don't
match the back wheels, I'm not sure what he means by that, offset maybe?  And
the back wheels have a second set of lug holes for a different pattern.  Let
me read your mind:  this isn't sounding like such a good deal after all!
Dustin

On Thursday, February 13, 2014 9:54 AM, Chuck Gee
<chasgee at aol.com> wrote:

Thanks.

I lost the thrust washers on the crank.
 It's been a recurring problem that I fixed a few times now, but haven't found
the cause yet.  We just moved so the car sits in my trailer waiting for my new
garage to be built.

I don't think I'll make Eagles a Canyon.  Bummer.

Chuck
On Feb 13, 2014, at 9:46 AM, dustin nicholson <nicholsondustin at yahoo.com>
wrote:

I want to say he was asking $1,000 for the mini lites which included
the "some life left" tires that are on them.  That was a few months ago.  I
need to call him anyway so I'll see what the story is.
>
>How's the GT6?  I
never heard what happened at Road America, just knew that it was done when I
arrived Friday evening.  Gonna make it to Eagles Canyon?
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>Dustin
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>On Thursday, February 13, 2014 9:40 AM, Chuck Gee <chasgee at aol.com> wrote:
>
>Hi Dustin,
>
>Do you know how much he wants for the minilites?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chuck
>
>> On Feb 13, 2014, at 9:37 AM, dustin nicholson
<nicholsondustin at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Ed,
>> B 
>> I looked at Roger
Williams early Spitfire last year
>> (Spitfire 4 I
>> think), itbs not the car
that Robert and Dave bought.B  Rogerbs is a
>>
 rolling chassis with a primed
>> but stripped body, no rust, no engine, cage has
>> been removed, the
suspension and
>>
 rear end set up seemed very modified and well
>> thought
outb& different mounting
>> points and that kind of stuff.B  Ibm
>> trying to
remember what he told me about the rear axles, I want to say it has
>> needle
bearings with a grease fitting similar to Joe Siambs set up I
>> guess.B  I
think he only wanted $1,000.B  Would be a good foundation to build
>> a car.B 
I almost bought it just for the axles and welded
>> diff (4.55 I think),
>>
but I donbt think the axles are the right length for my
>> mark IV.
>> B 
>>
Ibm
>> going to visit him in a couple weeks as he is rebuilding
>> the webers
for my
>> Dadbs TR6.B  Webre
>> switching from six Keihins to triple
 webers
hoping for
>> better low RPM performance.B  Between the motorcycle carbs and a
really
>> aggressive
>> cam the TR6 screams above 4,000 RPMs but bogs down and
dies off the
>> line if you
>> donbt feather the throttle.B  Considering
>>
itbs a
>> street/autocross car that doesnbt work out too well.
>> B 
>>
Supposedly Roger is
>> the weber whisperer and the go to guy in
>> South
Texas, webll see how well
>> these are tuned.
>> B 
>> If anyone wants photos
or to know more about Rogerbs
>> spit
>> for sale let me know.B  Hebs got some
original
>> 13x6 mini lites on it
>> but they are for sale separately.
>> B
>> Dustin
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wednesday, February 12, 2014
>> 11:15 PM, EDWARD
BARNARD <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Robert:
>> Did you
>> and
Dave get this car from Roger Williams? I know he has had
>> one that was for
>> sale. If it is that car he got it from Brad Balles a number
>> of years
ago. Brad
>> is one of the founding Fathers of CVAR and is currently
>>
working for Victory
>> Lane Magazine. It sat in Brads yard for what seemed to
be
>> a million years. Did
>> Roger give you bunches of
 1147 parts. Those
were donated
>> to Roger for the
>> cause by Bill C. and I.
>> -Ed-
>> 
>>
________________________________
>> From: Robert
>> MacKenzie
<list at mackenzie.aero>
>> To: ''Friends of Triumph' Triumph'
>>
<fot at autox.team.net> 
>> Sent: Wednesday,
>> February 12, 2014 12:14 PM
>>
Subject:
>> [Fot] Spitfire Mk II race car
>> B  
>> 
>> Fellow
>> FOT member
Dave Foreman and I have
>> just taken delivery of a MKII
>> Spitfire race
>>
car.
>> I have an SCCA logbook (#
>> 13-430) going back to '79 however the tub
has
>> no
>> data plate with a commission
>> number.
>> The tub number plate
that sits
>> directly under where the commission
>> number
>> plate is intact
and its number (#
>> 75158 FG) is what is noted in the
>> logbook.
>> Is there
a cross-reference recourse
>> anywhere than can give me this
>> car's
>>
original commission number outside of the
>> British Motoring Heritage?B 
>>
Thanks!
>> 
>> Photos of the car are at:
>>
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Spitfire-Garage/181990395176437
>> 
>>
Robert
>> MacKenzie
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